Are you living a life of WHEN? Do you find yourself in an endless loop of wanting more, dreaming of the greater life that could come through change, only to be stopped in place, waiting for someone else to make the first move?

How do we make resolutions that we can proclaim to the world and that leave us feeling successful and proud? Rather than making lofty resolutions based on an ambiguous goal we’d like to achieve, let’s focus on improving the core of who we are by looking at what matters the most. Itis time to make VALUE RESOLUTIONS.

We all strive to feel safe and secure in our relationships and the world around us. When we feel vulnerable, helpless, hurt, or insignificant our anxiety kicks in. Oftentimes, this anxiety prompts us to control some aspect of our situation in order to feel safe. However, control is just an illusion and our attempts to control will only lead to to more fear and anxiety.

Fear can leave us feeling paralyzed, helpless, and powerless. No one wants to live a life defined by fear. When we fail to challenge the effects of fear in our life, we start to see our present and future shaped by the choices we make- choices to avoid the things we fear most in life.

Do you want to find the courage for change? Start with examining your posture in difficult circumstances. Posture is how we position ourselves in crisis and it can make the powerful difference between activating change or shutting it down.

Gratitude is a weapon again pain and hurt. It directly confronts our wounds by redirecting us to our gifts. Our hurt and pain is only ever a percentage of who we are, but it may feel like 100% if it is getting 100% of our attention. Pausing to find gratitude in the midst of our pain can help us be a whole person.

If you want to be a hope-bringer in this world, then you first must learn how to maintain hope in your own life. Here are some things that you can do to S.P.E.A.K. Hope into your life and provide encouragement to those you care about the most...